The broadcasting watchdog found that Alex Dyke’s comments on his BBC Radio Solent show on August 12 were in breach of rule 2.3 of its regulations which says potentially offensive material must be justified by context.
An Ofcom spokesman said: “We found this radio discussion broke our rules regarding offensive content. The presenter’s statements were highly offensive, stereotyped women who breastfed and were likely to be perceived as misogynistic.
“The BBC took various steps after the broadcast, including the presenter broadcasting an apology, further compliance training for the presenter, and tightening its compliance processes.
“However the presenter had been permitted to broadcast highly offensive comments, with minimal editorial oversight.”
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